Pamphlet binder



May 8, 1934. H. R. MOCLEARY PAMPHLET BINDER Filed Jan. 30, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INI/ENTOR. #eA/PY /Q /1//-C CLEA/PY A TTORNE Y.

Patented May 8, i934 UNrrsD STATES 1,958,058 PAMPHLET BINDERu Henry R. McClcary, Gal; Park, Ill., assigner to Wilscn-Jones Company, Chicago, Ill., al corporation of Massachusetts Application January 30,

4 Claims.

rihis invention relates to a pamphlet binder particularly adapted to receive pamphlets or groups of individual sheets associated with conventional paper fasteners. j Pamphlet binders wherein individual pamphlets aire held in place by means of separate wires positioned within the fold of the pamphlet and threaded under a series of confining loops are old as shown in my prior Patents Nos. 1,843,575 and 1,843,608, both issued on February 2, 1932. In binders of this type, a fold at the bottom of the unit to be found is necessary, and the sheets must be specially punched to allow them to straddle the wire-confining loops. The binders are not suitable for holding pamphlets or, groups of sheets that have been bound in report covers.

It is an object of my present invention to provide means for holding a plurality of individually bound groups of sheets in a loose leaf binder. It 20 is a further object of this invention to provide means for binding a plurality of pamphlets or the like in binders of the type described in my prior patents hereinabove referred to without necessitating any special punching of the sheets to permit them to straddle the wire-confining loops. It is a further object oi this invention to provide a clip that may be readily applied to or removed from a pamphlet or group of sheets that will facilitate the securement of the pamphlet or group of sheets in a loose leaf binder regardless of whether the individual sheets are folded or whether the pamphlet or group of sheets is bound in an individual report cover. Other objects of this invention will become apparent upon reading the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pamphlet binder embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a report cover .which my pamphlet binder is particularly adapted to receive;

Figure 3 is a detail in side elevation showing the method of securing pamphlets in the binder;

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the clip used to secure the pamphlets in the binder; and

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the method of applying the clip to a pamphlet bound in a report cover.

In the drawings, the reference numerals 2 and 3 indicate a pair of cover members extending from opposite edges of a back member 4. A metal back plate 5 is secured to the back member 4. The back plate 5 is closed at its opposite ends by removable end caps 6. The edges of the back plate 1933, Serial No. 654,210

5 are notched, as indicated at 7, to accommodate the wireconning loops 8.

The pamphlets 9, as shown in Figures l and 5, consist of a plurality of sheets 10 bound in a report cover 11 by means of McGill fasteners 12. The report cover (see Figure 2) consists of a singie sheet of paper folded to form two sides, 13, a back 14, and an inwardly extending flange 15 between each side and the back of the cover. The report covers are punched, as indicated at 16, Figure 2, to receive McGill fasteners.

A thin metal clip 17 is positioned with its legs 18 straddling the back portion of the report cover. The legs 18 are apertured, as indicated at 19, Figure 4, to permit the prongs of the fastener to pass therethrough. Although I have illustrated the clip 17 as being particularly adapted for use with McGill fasteners, it will be obvious that the apertures 19 may be shaped to permit the clip to be used with any type of prong fasteners. Because of its flexibility, the clip 17 may be bent readily to fit units of different sizes.

The closed end of the clip 17 is reduced in width, as indicated at 20, to permit the clip to engage a binding wire 21 snugly. The closed end of the clip 17 is notched, as indicated at 22, to permit the clip to straddle the wire-confining loop 8 of the binder. As shown in Figure 3, the clip 17 projects beyond the edge of the pamphlet so that the binding wire 21 may be threaded between the closed end of the clip 17 and the loop 8 to secure the pamphlet in the binder.

Although I have described my invention with particular reference to pamphlets individually bound in report covers, it will be obvious that my invention is equally applicable to cases where a plurality of pamphlets or loose sheets are bound into a unit by means oi a paper fastener regardless of whether or not the unit is provided with a cover. Since the individual sheets do not straddle the wire-confining loop, it is unnecessary to provide special punching for the sheets.

While I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention in detail, it will be understood that the description thereof is illustrative rather than restrictive, as many details may be modified or changed without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention. Accordingly, I do not desire to be restricted to the exact construction described except as limited by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a pamphlet binder, a substantially U- shaped metal clip having apertures in its legs and being transversely notched in its closed end to cooperate with the structure of the binder to facilitate the securement of sheets in said binder.

2. In a pamphlet binder, a back member, a wire confining loop extending transversely of said back member, a plurality of groups of sheets, a metal clip secured to each of said groups of sheets, each of said clips having a closed end straddling said loop, and individual wires threaded between the closed end of each clip and the wire-confining loop to secure each group of sheets in said binder.

3. In a pamphlet binder, a back member, a wire conning loop extending transversely of said back member, and a metal clip adapted to be secured to a group of sheets and having its closed end notched to straddle said wire-conning loop,

the end of said clip straddling said loop being of reduced width to adapt it to t snugly around a wire threaded between the wire-confining loop and the closed end of said clip.

4. In a pamphlet binder, a back member, a Wire confining loop extending transversely of said back member, a substantially U-shaped metal clip having a notch in its closed end and apertures in its legs, a paper fastener having prongs extending through said apertures, by means of which a group of sheets may be secured to said clip, said notch being of sulcient Width to straddle said Wire confining loop, and a Wire threaded between said loop and the closed end of said clip.

HENRY R. MCCLEARY. 

